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Feb 28, 2021 · The 14 m tall bronze statue stands atop a 26 m pedestal and holds a palm leaf. The monument was designed by sculptor Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl in 1947. Liberty Statue commemorates Hungary’s liberation from the Nazi rule by the Soviets.
After the fall of Communism in 1989 most of the Soviet monuments and symbols in Budapest were removed. The Liberation Monument is one of the exceptions, although it was subtly renamed to «Liberty Monument». The statue of a soldier holding a Soviet flag that originally completed the composition was however banished to the Memento Park, a sculpture park with Communist-era statues situated on ...
Liberty Statue: Minimalist statue, erected in 1947, commemorating those who lost their lives for the country. The 36-meter tall Liberty Statue was originally built in commemoration of Budapest’s 1945 Soviet liberation from under Nazi rule. It was designed by Kisfaludy Stróbl Zsigmond. The statue of Liberty was built in 1947, but the decision ...
Erected in 1947, this bronze memorial stands as a silent witness of the changing regimes that ruled over Hungary in the 20th century.
The Liberty Statue (Szabadság-szobor), or Freedom Memorial, has a prominent position on Gellért Hill in central Budapest on the western side of the Danube River. View it when you visit the Citadella, the giant fortress occupied first by the Hapsburgs and later by the Soviets. After World War II, the people of Hungary were grateful for the ...
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Feb 1, 2024 · Liberty Statue: Near the Citadella, the Liberty Statue, or Freedom Statue, is one of Budapest’s most iconic symbols. Erected in 1947, it commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for Hungary’s independence, freedom, and prosperity.
